diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index de2a994d..86a89fe1 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "err.h"
 #include "ll.h"
 #include "daapd.h"
 
 /** Globals */
-static int ecode;
+//static int ecode;
 static LL_HANDLE conf_main=NULL;
 static char *conf_main_file = NULL;
 static pthread_mutex_t conf_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ static pthread_mutex_t conf_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 #define CONF_T_INT          0
 #define CONF_T_STRING       1
+#define CONF_T_EXISTPATH    2
 
 /** Forwards */
 static int _conf_verify(LL_HANDLE pll);
@@ -68,11 +72,11 @@ typedef struct _CONF_ELEMENTS {
 
 static CONF_ELEMENTS conf_elements[] = {
     { 1, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","runas" },
-    { 1, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","web_root" },
+    { 1, 0, CONF_T_EXISTPATH,"general","web_root" },
     { 1, 0, CONF_T_INT,"general","port" },
     { 1, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","admin_pw" },
     { 1, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","mp3_dir" },
-    { 0, 1, CONF_T_STRING,"general","db_dir" },
+    { 0, 1, CONF_T_EXISTPATH,"general","db_dir" },
     { 0, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","db_type" },
     { 0, 0, CONF_T_STRING,"general","db_parms" },
     { 0, 0, CONF_T_INT,"general","debuglevel" },
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ int _conf_verify(LL_HANDLE pll) {
     LL_ITEM *pi = NULL;
     CONF_ELEMENTS *pce;
     int is_valid=TRUE;
+    char resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
 
     /* first, walk through the elements and make sure
      * all required elements are there */
@@ -189,6 +194,19 @@ int _conf_verify(LL_HANDLE pll) {
                 "review the sample config\n",
                 pce->section, pce->term);
         }
+        if(pce->type == CONF_T_EXISTPATH) {
+            /* first, need to resolve */
+            pi = _conf_fetch_item(pll,pce->section, pce->term);
+            if(pi) {
+                memset(resolved_path,0,sizeof(resolved_path));
+                if(pi->value.as_string) {
+                    realpath(pi->value.as_string,resolved_path);
+                    free(pi->value.as_string);
+                    pi->value.as_string = strdup(resolved_path);
+                }
+                /* now, should verify it exists */
+            }
+        }
         pce++;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/configfile.c b/src/configfile.c
index 2476b2ca..40137e4d 100644
--- a/src/configfile.c
+++ b/src/configfile.c
@@ -426,9 +426,12 @@ int config_auth(char *user, char *password) {
 
     if(conf_get_string("general","admin_pw","",adminpassword,
                        &size) != CONF_E_SUCCESS) {
+        DPRINTF(E_LOG,L_CONF,"c_g_s: not success\n");
         return FALSE;
     }
 
+    DPRINTF(E_LOG,L_CONF,"Admin pw: %s\n",adminpassword);
+
     if(!password)
         return FALSE;